She fled home to escape violence. Now she’s been lost at sea for two months
Noor Kayas fled the refugee camp without telling anyone at home. At sea the next morning, the teenager used a satellite phone to call her mother,…
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Israel accused of apartheid by Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch has accused the Israeli government of committing crimes of apartheid and persecution against Palestinians in a new report Tuesday,…
Continue ReadingTitanium bubbles discovered in supernova could help solve mystery of exploding stars
Titanium has been discovered in the beautiful remnants of the Cassiopeia A supernova about 11,000 light-years away. This discovery could help…
Continue ReadingBritain is sending a huge naval force through some of the most tense waters in Asia
The largest naval flotilla assembled by Britain in recent years will set sail in May on a months’ long voyage through the Pacific, the…
Continue ReadingKidnappers kill two more students abducted from Nigerian university
Two students who were kidnapped from a university in northern Nigeria last Tuesday have been killed, making it a total of five Greenfield University…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico wildfire has charred at least 4,000 acres and shows no sign of containment
The Three Rivers Fire has burned 4,000 acres in New Mexico and has not been contained, according to a press release on the New Mexico Fire…
Continue ReadingA Black electrician found a noose hanging in his workspace in New York’s Long Island, attorney says
Police in the New York suburb of Long Island are investigating a report of a noose found hanging in a storeroom at a local business, a Suffolk County…
Continue ReadingEmergency declared as Arizona wildfire grows to 1,400 acres following evacuation of about 200 homes
Officials declared a county emergency for the Flag Fire in Arizona after it grew from 600 to 1,400 acres Monday, according to the latest information…
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Attorney for Andrew Brown Jr.’s family says video of fatal police shooting shows ‘execution’
The family of a Black man who was fatally shot by deputies in North Carolina last week were shown Monday a short snippet of police body camera…
Continue ReadingChina targets foreign spies and ‘hostile forces’ with new anti-espionage rules
China is stepping up anti-espionage activities amid worsening ties with the United States and a renewed focus on national security ahead of a key…
Continue ReadingTexas public defender’s office seeks posthumous pardon for George Floyd
An application for a posthumous pardon of George Floyd’s 2004 conviction in Texas was filed Monday on behalf of Floyd and his surviving family,…
Continue ReadingHe promised to turn dirt into gold. He got millions of dollars — and prison time
A Utah man promised investors his business could turn dirt into gold and swindled millions of dollars from them over several years, according to…
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As India breaks another global Covid-19 record and hospitals run out of oxygen, countries pledge assistance and aid
As India fights a devastating second wave of Covid-19 that is killing thousands each day, international efforts to help tackle the crisis are…
Continue ReadingMinnesota AG says Derek Chauvin case restored his faith in humanity
Keith Ellison said Derek Chauvin being found guilty in the murder of George Floyd last week was just the first victory in a long road to racial…
Continue ReadingAfter finding a Christmas wish list tied to a balloon, this man drove hundreds of miles to make two little girls’ dreams come true
Twin sisters received a late Christmas gift from a stranger almost 650 miles away after he found a holiday wish list tied to a balloon. In December,…
Continue ReadingIran hands British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe another jail sentence
An Iranian court has handed British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe a new one-year jail sentence and travel ban on charges of…
Continue ReadingMan bowls perfect game with his father’s ashes inside the ball
One Illinois man has bowled a perfect game more than a dozen times — but the last time he went for the perfect 300, there was more at stake.…
Continue ReadingOfficer shoots and kills knife-wielding man
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — A Metro Police Officer is on administrative assignment after he…
Continue ReadingWoman part of first female battalion in San Diego now a Marine
Click here for updates on this story CHARLES CITY, Iowa (The Courier) — Sharon Miller could barely contain her…
Continue ReadingTulsa Race Massacre 100th anniversary: Meet 10 Tulsans who are helping promote the history
Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — The Tulsa World recently talked to 10 Tulsans who,…
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